The partial government shutdown has forced air traffic controllers, Transportation Security Administration officers, FBI agents, and other safety staff to work without pay. Unions say that is creating "serious safety concerns."

While Tasers are designed to be non-lethal, they can kill. Rules for police use vary across the country, as does training. But there are some national guidelines and cautions that officers are encouraged to heed.

An older United States citizen attempted to cross the U.S./Mexico border near San Diego on Wednesday with 92 pounds of heroin in her car. Officials say cartels are known to manipulate people into carrying drugs over the border.

Janelle Bynum, a state representative from Oregon who is black, said she was going door-to-door to talk with constituents when one of those constituents called the police on her, thinking her actions were "suspicious."

The rapids are occurring at fissure 8 of the Kilauea volcano. A video published by the United States Geological Survey shows lava leaving a vent, traveling at about 15-miles-per hour and traveling over "cascades" or "rapids."

Canadian students Eric Abramovitz and Jennifer Lee had been in a relationship for about six months when she sabotaged his chance to study at the the Coburn Conservatory of Music in Los Angeles. A ruling says the actions she took amounted to "despicable conduct."

Petaluma High School cut valedictorian Lulabel Seitz's mic when a speech she was delivering deviated from her expected script during a graduation ceremony last Saturday. Seitz says she was about to say that members of the school community had mishandled cases of sexual misconduct.